In 1854, the controversial Kansas-Nebraska Act, split two
existing political parties the Whig party and Jacksonian Democrats and led to
the creation of the Republican party. Kansas-Nebraska act overturned the Missouri
compromise and allowed settlers to decide whether slavery would be allowed in
their state. This led to the creation of the Republican party founded by anti-slavers
whose primary objective was fighting slavery.
Volunteer soldiers. In America, there are no enlisted men, only citizens willing to give up their lives for their country. But during a serious war, there can be soldiers being deployed against their will so that there are more soldiers to help during the war.
The Second Great Awakening was a major religious movement in the U.S. that reached out to the unchurched and brought large numbers of people to a vivid experience of Christianity. They believed in the perfectibility of people and were highly moralistic in their endeavors.
The British and Indian attacks were directed from Detroit.
